Franconia-Springfield Metro Station Changes Proposed Amid Road Project

SPRINGFIELD, VA — Changes are being proposed at the Franconia-Springfield Metro station to accommodate the Frontier Drive Extension Project.

The project proposes to extend Frontier Drive from Franconia-Springfield Parkway to Loisdale Road near the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station for improved connections to the Transportation Security Administration headquarters. The project is led by the Virginia Department of Transportation with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation.

The project would provide a four-lane divided roadway with a shared-use path and sidewalk, new braided ramps at the Frontier Drive and Franconia-Springfield Parkway interchange, new intersection at Metro Access Road with Frontier Drive, and reconfigured sections of the Franconia-Springfield Metro station circulatory road and access to parking garage entrances.

Metro is seeking public input on the proposed changes at the station: adding a signalized intersection at Metro Access Road and Frontier Drive and one reconfigured intersection, reconfiguring parts of the Franconia-Springfield station circulatory road and access to parking garage entrances, adding three new bus bays at Franconia-Springfield station, adding a new bus layover facility, and removing the pick-up and drop-off area at the station.

According to the project website, design approval is anticipated in fall 2022. Right-of-way acquisition and construction dates will be determined as funding becomes available.

Metro and the Virginia Department of Transportation will a virtual public hearing on the Frontier Drive location and design at 7 p.m. on July 12. Staff will make a presentation followed by a question and answer session.

Residents may also take a survey on the proposed changes by 5 p.m. on July 29.